Toronto's Sago Sago launches Sago Mini Friends on iPad

Designed for toddlers ages 2-4, Sago Mini Friends allows kids to take the lead in their own playdates. The fun begins when the doorbell rings. Inside the homes of their favorite Sago Mini characters, kids can take part in a variety of activities, from sharing snacks and playing dress-up to unwrapping gifts and watering plants. With five friends and ten activities, Sago Mini Friends invites kids to explore and make up stories, with unexpected surprises and reactions along the way.

This marks the 10th app in the popular Sago Mini series. As with all Sago Mini apps, Friends has no in-app purchases or third-party advertising, so kids are free to discover without interruption. The app allows for strong story-telling opportunities, building on kids’ natural sense of wonder, creativity and curiosity. Sago mini Friends is available at the iOS App Store for $2.99.

Hackers steal 1.2 billion passwords from 420,000 US websites

Said to be the biggest data breach ever, Russian hackers have apparently stolen over 1.2 billion passwords and user credentials from over 420,000 US based websites and companies. The report from US Firm Hold Security states, "To the best of our knowledge, they mostly focused on stealing credentials, eventually ending up with the largest cache of stolen personal information, totalling over 1.2 billion unique sets of e-mails and passwords." According to the security firm, they dubbed the hacker group CyberVor, using the Russian word "vor," for thief. This breach once more brings attention to the vulnerability of online information, specially the user credentials that users entrust companies and services they use. Stay tuned for more developments on this data breach.

New Yahoo Mail iOS App pushes at-a-glance information and news

Yahoo has released a new iOS app for Yahoo Mail. When you first open the Yahoo Mail app, you’ll see your Yahoo Mail inbox and a new panel with icons for Mail, News and Today. This is where all your news, information, and communications come together in one integrated experience.
Yahoo Mail offers smart search suggestions – including both people and messages – to help you narrow down your search.

The app filters your search results by messages, files or photos, and you can easily scroll through them to find what you're looking for. This feature will be rolling out over the next couple of days.

The latest version of the Yahoo Mail app is available in both English and French it provides a simple way to access your Mail, news, and other information all within a single app. Download the app in the App Store and Google Play.

Koodo humanizes the charging station, has customer's backs

Running around looking for an outlet to recharge your device is so last year. Koodo's Mobile Mobile Charging Station are walking battery chargers that the company is deploying around the city.

Throughout August and September, Koodo will be deploying these walking battery chargers at some of Toronto’s biggest events, from food festivals to the hottest film fest in town. To power up at a Mobile Mobile Charging Station, check out www.mobilemobilechargingstation.ca (as of Tuesday August 5, 2014) to find locations, or follow @KoodoCharger on Twitter or Instagram. Be sure to post a photo of yourself with the Mobile Mobile Charging Station with the #KoodoHasMyBack hashtag.